Career Coaching & Guidance
Modern Email Etiquette You Should be Following
With so many emails bouncing around, it’s often easy to forget the guidelines of proper email etiquette, especially as its use continue to evolve.
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How to Be More Likeable in the Office
The office environment is a tricky place. Although your colleagues may not be the people you would choose to spend your time with……
Career Coaching & Guidance
How to Deal With Angry Coworkers
It’s now more important than ever to be working in a comfortable and safe environment, you always want to keep your composure in the workplace, so here are some tips on how to deal with angry coworkers…
Job Search in Hong Kong
Avoid These Unprofessional Mistakes on your Resume
Anyone who has looked for a new job knows that the first step to getting your foot in the door is a great resume that stands out and makes an employer want to call you for an interview. In order to begin with a great resume, there are several mistakes you want to be sure to avoid. Below are the top examples of unprofessional mistakes commonly made on resumes that you should be aware of.
Productivity Tips
Beat the Monday Morning Blues with These 10 Tips
Monday morning blues are a real problem, but you can learn to beat the Monday morning blues with these ten tips…
Job Search in Hong Kong
Red Flags to Look Out For When Hiring
While you can’t avoid all hiring mistakes, there are warning signs to be on the lookout for when reviewing resumes and conducting interviews. Poor spelling and grammar on resumes are common deal breakers, but here are other red flags to watch out for hiring.
Job Search in Hong Kong
Cover Letter Cliches to Avoid
Cover letters can be challenging. There are plenty of advice and warnings about what to avoid in your resume, but the cover letter tends to be overlooked. Writing a cover letter is an ideal way for a potential employee to show off their talents and personality so it’s important to make the most of this opportunity. It should be professional, but still allow some of your unique qualities to shine. The worst thing a potential employee can do is sound like a robot, and there are cliche phrases that make employers cringe.
Job Search in Hong Kong
7 Tips to Create Your Perfect Resume
What’s in a perfect resume? Detailed experience? Personal skills? This article highlights 7 tips to create the perfect resume and get ahead.
Advice Columnist
Icebreakers to Help Make Friends At Work
What to do when you struggling to make friends at the office? CP Jobs explores the written, and unwritten, rules of the workplace icebreaker.
Advice Columnist
5 Tips to Help You Predict Your Year-End Bonus
Not sure how your year-end bonus is shaping up? Explore 5 key clues of whether you will need to tighten, or loosen, the purse strings this Christmas.
Advice Columnist
8 Amazing Office Perks You Wish Your Company Had
Think you have great office perks? We list 8 fantastic perks you wish you had in your office.
Industry Stories
Benefits of Working at Hong Kong’s NGOs
With Hong Kong being a hotbed for non-government organizations, we explore many of the hidden career benefits to working for these organizations.